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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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